“And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed:…” (Genesis 41:1)
The Pharaoh stood by a river and saw seven large fat cattle come out of the river and stand in a meadow.
Then Pharaoh saw seven small skinny cattle come out of the river behind the first.
The skinny cattle ate up all of the fat cattle. Pharaoh was disturbed by this so he awoke.
He went back to sleep and this time he saw seven ears of corn come up on one stalk. It was tall and good.
Then seven thin shriveled ears of corn came up after the first.
The seven shriveled ears ate up the seven good ears.
The Pharaoh woke up and realized it was a dream, but he was troubled by this dream the whole day. He called all of his magicians and wise men, but none of them could interpret his dream.
The Chief Butler remembers Joseph and tells the Pharaoh how Joseph had interpreted his dream.
Pharaoh tells Joseph that he had heard Joseph can interpret dreams. Joseph said, “It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”(Gen 41:16)
The Pharaoh tells Joseph his dream. God interprets the dream, “25And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
26The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
27And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
28This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
29Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
30And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
31And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
32And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.” (Gen 41:25-32)
Joseph followed the direction of God at to what the pharaoh should do. Joseph told the Pharaoh to put officers in charge of putting a fifth of the grain into storage for when famine hit. Joseph’s abilities in economics were evident to the Pharaoh and all his servants.
Pharaoh appointed Joseph as the second in command of all Egypt. At 30 years old Joseph was the second most powerful person in Egypt.
Joseph had been humbled by his brothers and was delivered from a pit into slavery. Again he was elevated in the house of the Captain of the Guard. By the deception of the Captain’s wife he was again humbled into the dungeon. Then through the grace of God he was elevated to the second most powerful man in all of Egypt.
The seven plentiful years Joseph put up the grain for the lean times. And a famine hit Egypt and all of the land around it. People from outside Egypt comes to buy grain.
Stay tuned…
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